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Michael Plant
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1/28/05
> In article >,
> Mike Petro > wrote:
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>> My general rule of thumb is 1g for every 2oz of water, but then I like
>> my tea a little on the strong side. I also ONLY steep for 3 minutes to
>> avoid harshness. This yields a good cup to my tastes.
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> anything over 3 minutes is adding only astringency.
> all the flavor is in the water by 3 minutes......pilo*
Can't entirely agree here, out of my experience. A lower temperature will
bring the flavors to the water more slowly. Using Mike's formula at
temperatures down to 175 allows even longer steeps without astringency.
We're talking Pu'erhs of course.
Michael
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